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Matt Silva, PhD, was promoted to Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery effective July 1, 2009
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Roberta Faccio, PhD, was promoted to Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery effective July 1, 2009
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A five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), will allow investigators from more than 50 laboratories at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to join forces in the fight against musculoskeletal disorders.
The grant funds a Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine. Its goal is to better understand causes and potential treatments for muscle and bone disorders, including osteoporosis, osteoarthri
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On November 19, 2008, Dr. Linda Sandell was awarded the Mildred B. Simon Research Professorship at the Washington University School of Medicine.
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Dr. Stavros Thomopoulos received the 2009 Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award on February 24th at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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Dr. Audrey McAlinden was voted onto the council board for the American Society of Matrix Biology (ASMB) (http://www.asmb.net). The new board members are as follows:
President Elect (2009-2010) / President (2011-2012)
Jean Schwarzbauer
Councilors (2009-2012)
Suneel Apte
Jeff Miner
Dan Greenspan
Audrey McAlinden
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Drs. Galatz, Thomopoulos, Kim, Havlioglu and Mrs. Das and Charlton received the 2009 Neer award from the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons for their paper: Complete removal of load is detrimental to rotator cuff healing. This award recognizes outstanding clinical and basic science investigation contributing to the understanding, care or prevention of injuries to the shoulder and elbow.
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On January 22, 2009, Martin I. Boyer, MD, MSC, FRCS (C), was installed as the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery. During the installation ceremony, Dr. Boyer gave a lecture entitled, “The Education of Undergraduate Medical Students in Musculoskeletal Surgery and Medicine: A Decade at Washington University”. There were more than 100 attendees at the ceremony—a mixture of Dr. Boyer’s family and friends, faculty, staff, residents and medical students.
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